DOCSLIB.ORG

Highlight Highlights

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Highlight Highlights Cycle Sonoma & the Napa Valley USA 5 NIGHTS INTENSE PRICES FROM $439 PER NIGHT GUIDED TOUR | SIGHTSEEING | BIKING | GREAT FOR COUPLES | GREAT FOR FRIENDS HIGHLIGHTS Leisurely make your way through California's famous wine country on a guided bike tour while stopping for sippings along the way. A bicycle hire, transportation, accommodations and breakfasts are also included. If you're looking for an unforgettable vacation for all five of your senses, look no further! On this tour powered by Intrepid, you will combine wine, rugged coastline and the best Northern California has to offer as you cycle from stunning wine country to epic redwood forests and on to the rugged Pacific Ocean coast. With great weather, breathtaking scenery, and over 500 vineyards, the valleys of Napa and Sonoma are a cyclist's paradise. Off the bike you’ll find wine tastings, amazing cuisine and a wealth of history to experience, and this cycling adventure takes in the best of it at a pace set to enjoy rather than race, making it a trip for every rider. The Basics Start and Finish: San Francisco, California Minimum Age: 15 Group Size: Minimum 1, Maximum 13 PAGE 1 ITINERARY San Francisco/Sonoma Welcome to your California cycling adventure. Leave San Francisco and head north across the world-renowned Golden Gate Bridge for the one-hour journey to the heart of the renowned Sonoma Valley winemaking region and the historic town of Sonoma. Here you’ll be fitted to your bike and, after a short safety talk, start your first ride in Californian Wine Country, enjoying a gorgeous route through the pastoral beauty of the farms and vineyards – and why not enjoy an optional tasting at one of the wineries along the way. Finish up your ride with a return to Sonoma via the same route and drop into the tree-lined town plaza, visiting the historic Mission San Francisco Solano and the Sonoma Barracks. This is where the 1846 Bear Flag Revolt took place in a bid to separate California from Mexico. Refuel from your first ride tonight by choosing from the range of top-quality restaurants that line the square. • Accommodation: hotel/motel (1 night) • Please note: there are no meals included on this day. Special Information Today’s riding distance is approximately 51 kms/32 miles, mostly flat for the first 17kms /11 miles, then undulating, with approximately 355m/ 1170ft of elevation gain. It’s very important that you attend the welcome meeting as Intrepid will be checking insurance and emergency contact details at this time. If you are going to be late, please let an Intrepid representative or your travel agent know. The meeting spot is at the San Francisco Marriott Fisherman's Wharf at 9 am. If you are driving, you can meet the group at 10 am in Sonoma – you can leave your car there for the week. Santa Rosa/Sonoma Valley Cycling After a hearty breakfast, saddle up and head to the historic and agricultural hub of Petaluma. Your first stop today is the Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park. The Rancho Petaluma Adobe here – thought to be one of the best-preserved buildings of its era in Northern California – was the main house of General Vallejo, a key political figure in the transition of California from Mexico to the US. Continue on to the town and its well-preserved historic center, which includes many buildings that survived the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Here you can choose to stop at one of the many creameries selling local produce from the surrounding farms – you’ll definitely want to sample the local cheese and ice cream. Continue cycling north to the remote but beautiful Bennett Valley, stopping by a winery that, in addition to its wine, is known for its fragrant lavender fields. ouY are welcome to enjoy a tasting here (not included) before cycling all the way downhill to Santa Rosa, your home for the next two nights. • Accommodation: hotel/motel (1 night) • Included Activities: Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park • Breakfast is included Special Information Today’s riding distance is approximately 60 kms/37 miles, a small hill near the start, mostly flat then a steep climb at around 43kms/27 miles before descending the last 15kms/9 miles. Approximately 460m/1500ft of elevation gain. Santa Rosa/Napa Valley Cycling After breakfast, you’ll avoid a long climb by transferring by vehicle (approximately 25 minutes) to the Petrified orF est, where you can walk among the fossilized trees perfectly preserved in the aftermath of a volcanic eruption of nearby Mt St Helena some 3.4 million years ago. From here take to your bike and ride into the Napa Valley proper, enjoying a freewheeling descent into the hot springs town of Calistoga. From here you are welcome to explore some Napa wineries, including the option of visiting Chateau Montelena, which has its place in wine history with its 1976 win of the Judgement of Paris that put California on the world stage for wine quality. Even if you don’t taste there, the PAGE 2 grounds are an impressive sight. From here ride back into Sonoma County via the Franz Valley and over Chalk Hill to return to Santa Rosa for the evening. • Accommodation: hotel/motel (1 night) • Included Activities: Petrified orF est visit • Optional Activities: Chateau Montelena Winery visit - USD25 • Breakfast is included Special Information Today’s riding distance is approximately 68 kms/42 miles, starts with a small uphill then sharp descent, then undulating lightly downhill, with approximately 630 m/ 2070ft of elevation gain. Healdsburg Today pedal west along mostly flat roads to the town of Sebastopol, once a prime apple-growing region now turned over into vineyards. Here, lining Florence Ave, you’ll be treated to the whimsical and slightly surreal sculptures made from scrap metal by a local artist couple. Then continue north to the Russian River Valley, one of the cooler wine-growing regions in northern California, specializing in Chardonnay and Pinot Noir – you’re free to stop to taste along the way to Healdsburg. Tonight is free for you to explore the town of Healdburg, and your leader will have a number of suggestions for you in a town that’s as much about food as wine. • Accommodation: hotel/motel (1 night) • Breakfast is included Special Information Today’s riding distance is approximately 42kms/26 miles, slight downhill for the first 10 kms/6 miles, undulating for 20kms/12 miles, then mostly flat with approximately 250m/820ft of elevation gain. Healdsburg/Russian River Cycling Today is a true cycling highlight as you ride into the heart of Californian redwoods country at the Armstrong Redwoods State Park. It’s impossible not to marvel at the 1,400-year-old trees that tower over 300 feet high, so take some time to appreciate the majesty of nature. Then leave wine country behind and follow the Russian River through the light forest all the way to the small coastal town of Jenner, where the river meets the Pacific Ocean. You’ll be able to take in the sight of harbor seals beached on the riverbank with the ocean waves crashing behind them. From here drive (approximately 40 min) back to Healdsburg. This afternoon you’ll have some free time to simply relax. Or maybe consider enjoying the many tasting rooms in town or treating yourself to a massage at a nearby spa. • Accommodation: hotel/motel (1 night) • Included Activities: Armstrong Redwoods State Park • Breakfast is included Special Information Today’s riding distance is approximately 67kms/42 miles, undulating with approx. 525 m/1720ft of elevation gain. Please note that at time of writing Armstrong Woods is currently closed due to the wildfires that ravaged the area in Aug 2020. It is due to reopen “sometime in 2021”, but even if it’s closed you will ride to redwoods nearby. Dry Creek Valley Loop/San Francisco The final ride fo the week will include some truly classic wine country cycling as you spend the morning making your way on the Dry Creek Loop along quiet back roads dotted with welcoming vineyards. There’s a single steep climb along the way up to the Lake Sonoma Overlook but the 360-degree view from the top across Lake Sonoma Bridge and the Russian River is a true highlight (as is the descent back down the PAGE 3 same road you just rode up!). At the end of the ride head back to the hotel, where you’ll have a chance to return to your room to freshen up and pack before departing Healdsburg. Take the drive back toward San Francisco, taking the leisurely route through the famed Napa Valley, visiting St Helena for lunch (and one last tasting) before arriving back at Fisherman’s Wharf around 3 pm. • Included Activities: Napa Winery visit • Breakfast is included Special Information Today’s riding distance is approximately 50kms/31 miles, mostly flat for except for one steep climb/descent to Lake Somoma after 22kms/14 miles, with approximately 525 m/1725ft of elevation gain. The group will return to San Francisco via Sonoma, passing through Sonoma around 2 pm. OFFERS FROM $439 PER NIGHT 5-Night Cycle Sonoma & Napa Valley Based on rate for one guest 5 NIGHTS | The price displayed is per adult per night in a twin share room. Solo travelers who choose this option will be allocated a room with someone of the same gender. Package Includes: • Accommodations for 5 nights in hotel and motel • 5 breakfasts included • Bicycle hire (please advise your height at time of booking to receive a suitably sized bike) • Transportation: Bicycle (e-bike option available, subject to availability) and support vehicle • Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park visit • Petrified orF est visit • Armstrong Redwoods State Park visit • Napa Winery visit More Information Q & A How fit do we need to be? There are regular rest breaks each day, however, it is important to note that you will be riding over multiple and consecutive days in a climate and terrain that may be unfamiliar.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Romeo & Juliet
    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jackie Goneconti Gibbons [email protected] We Players in partnership with the California State Parks presents Romeo & Juliet at Rancho Petaluma Adobe on Old Adobe Road in Sonoma County, CA by William Shakespeare Directed by Ava Roy Produced by Lauren D. Chavez and Ava Roy Original Score by Charlie Gurke We Players presents Romeo & Juliet August 12 ­ September 25, 2016 tickets: $45­80 3325 Adobe Rd, Petaluma, CA 94954 show times vary more information will be made available at: www.weplayers.org ​ FEBRUARY 2, 2016: We Players (Artistic Director, Ava Roy; Managing Director, Lauren D. ​ ​ Chavez), will present Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet at the historic Rancho Petaluma ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Adobe State Historic Park in August/ September 2016. Continuing in We Players nearly 10 ​ years of unprecedented partnership programming with the National Park Service and California State Parks ­ the company will once again integrate a well­loved Shakespeare play into the environs at a national historic landmark. Rancho Petaluma Adobe is an under­visited and under­appreciated park ­ We Players, in partnership with the California State Parks, hopes to inspire locals to visit this backyard treasure and entice Bay Area residents to make the journey to wine country to experience this beloved story of star­crossed lovers set into the Adobe and surrounding grounds. Shakespeare 400: Companies the world over are honoring the 400 years since Shakespeare’s ​ death in 1616. We Players is celebrating the anniversary with a return to Shakespeare after a year without the Bard in 2015. The company is well known for their site­integrated productions of Shakespeare (Hamlet on Alcatraz, Macbeth at Fort Point, Twelfth Night at Hyde Street Pier) and ​ ​ in 2016 will explore passion, power, and adrenaline­lust with a variety of special Romeo & Juliet ​ inspired events throughout the greater Bay Area this spring and summer, followed by the full­scale production at Rancho Petaluma Adobe in late summer and fall.
    [Show full text]
  • UCSC Special Collections and Archives MS 6 Morley Baer
    UCSC Special Collections and Archives MS 6 Morley Baer Photographs - Job Number Index Description Job Number Date Thompson Lawn 1350 1946 August Peter Thatcher 1467 undated Villa Moderne, Taylor and Vial - Carmel 1645-1951 1948 Telephone Building 1843 1949 Abrego House 1866 undated Abrasive Tools - Bob Gilmore 2014, 2015 1950 Inn at Del Monte, J.C. Warnecke. Mark Thomas 2579 1955 Adachi Florists 2834 1957 Becks - interiors 2874 1961 Nicholas Ten Broek 2878 1961 Portraits 1573 circa 1945-1960 Portraits 1517 circa 1945-1960 Portraits 1573 circa 1945-1960 Portraits 1581 circa 1945-1960 Portraits 1873 circa 1945-1960 Portraits unnumbered circa 1945-1960 [Naval Radio Training School, Monterey] unnumbered circa 1945-1950 [Men in Hardhats - Sign reads, "Hitler Asked for It! Free Labor is Building the Reply"] unnumbered circa 1945-1950 CZ [Crown Zellerbach] Building - Sonoma 81510 1959 May C.Z. - SOM 81552 1959 September C.Z. - SOM 81561 1959 September Crown Zellerbach Bldg. 81680 1960 California and Chicago: landscapes and urban scenes unnumbered circa 1945-1960 Spain 85343 1957-1958 Fleurville, France 85344 1957 Berardi fountain & water clock, Rome 85347 1980 Conciliazione fountain, Rome 84154 1980 Ferraioli fountain, Rome 84158 1980 La Galea fountain, in Vatican, Rome 84160 1980 Leone de Vaticano fountain (RR station), Rome 84163 1980 Mascherone in Vaticano fountain, Rome 84167 1980 Pantheon fountain, Rome 84179 1980 1 UCSC Special Collections and Archives MS 6 Morley Baer Photographs - Job Number Index Quatre Fountain, Rome 84186 1980 Torlonai
    [Show full text]
  • Costumes.Pdf
    Historical People, Characters During the 1830-40’s there were various people who were in Sonoma and at Rancho de Petaluma. There is not a lot of written documentation that we have found about the women or wives of the men. We have tried our best to include good resources in the bibliography, but often the descriptions and details we desire for the role playing exercises are missing. We understand that there might be a lot of “creative” attributes given to the characters, however, we ask that the children stay within the realm of the possible. We are constantly searching for sources and ask for your help. Two resources are especially good on descriptions of the people and the period. Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana A “journal” of a man’s experience at sea during the hide and tallow trade. His descriptions of the trade and process are excellent. As well, his description of the clothing and hairstyles of those in Monterey is very detailed. 75 Years in California by William Heath Davis A historian who actually visited the sites he wrote about. His book is still considered one of the best historical accounts of the time period for which he wrote. He did visit Rancho de Petaluma and wrote about it within the book. Mariano and Francisca Vallejo had 16 children together. Of these 16, 10 lived to adulthood. We don’t include the 6 who died in the historical figures list, but they are included on the Vallejo Family page. As well, some of the information about the family occurred after the dates of 1836-1846, which is the time period for Rancho de Petaluma.
    [Show full text]
  • A Grammar of Southern Pomo
    UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Santa Barbara A Grammar of Southern Pomo An Indigenous Language of California A dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics by Neil Alexander Walker Committee in charge: Professor Marianne Mithun, Chair Professor Bernard Comrie Professor Matthew Gordon Professor Dirk Elzinga March 2013 The dissertation of Neil Alexander Walker is approved. ________________________________________________ Bernard Comrie ________________________________________________ Matthew Gordon ________________________________________________ Dirk Elzinga _________________________________________________ Marianne Mithun, Committee Chair December 2012 A Grammar of Southern Pomo: An Indigenous Language of California Copyright © 2012 by iii Neil Alexander Walker ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This project would not have been possible without the help and guidance of so many people. The following names are in no way an exhaustive list of all those who have helped me along the way, and I wish to thank all who have helped me reach this point. Special thanks go to the late Robert L. Oswalt for inviting me into his home, sharing his precious data, and caring so deeply about Pomoan people. I also want to thank my undergraduate mentor, Leanne Hinton, for her help and kindness as I began my study of linguistics. I am especially thankful to my dissertation chair, Marianne Mithun, for the many long hours she has spent hearing and reading about Southern Pomo on my behalf. I would never have been able to make any headway into the complexities of the language without her assistance (yahwi!). I am also appreciative of the guidance and understanding provided me by my other UCSB committee members, Bernard Comrie and Matthew Gordon, whose amazing ability to delve into Pomoan without a background in the language family has made it possible for me to complete this project.
    [Show full text]
  • The Watts Towers from Eyesore to Icon: Race and the Spaces of Outsider Art
    The Watts Towers from Eyesore to Icon: Race and the Spaces of Outsider Art By Emma R. Silverman A dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in History of Art and the Designated Emphasis in Women, Gender, and Sexuality in the Graduate Division of the University of California, Berkeley Committee in charge: Professor Julia Bryan-Wilson, Chair Professor Margaretta M. Lovell Professor Darcy Grimaldo Grigsby Professor Charles L. Briggs Summer 2018 Abstract The Watts Towers from Eyesore to Icon: Race and the Spaces of Outsider Art by Emma R. Silverman Doctor of Philosophy in History of Art and the Designated Emphasis in Women, Gender and Sexuality University of California, Berkeley Professor Julia Bryan-Wilson, Chair Starting around 1921, Sabato (Sam) Rodia (1879–1965) began to build an unusual environment in his backyard in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles. Although he had no formal training in art or architecture, Rodia used concrete-covered steel embellished with intricate mosaics of tile, shell, and glass to create a series of elaborate sculptures, including three central towers that rise nearly one hundred feet in height. For over three decades Rodia’s creation received scant public recognition, and in 1954 Rodia left Los Angeles, never to return. The story of how a single individual worked alone to create such a monumental structure is awe-inspiring; however, the life the site took on after Rodia’s departure is equally remarkable. In the postwar period California’s perceived provinciality relegated it to the fringes of the New York-centered art world.
    [Show full text]
  • Units by Classification
    CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS UNITS BY CLASSIFICATION CULTURAL PRESERVES (CP): Marina SB (Marina Dunes NP) McGrath SB (Santa Clara Estuary NP) Carmel River SB (Ohlone Coastal CP) Montaña de Oro SP (Morro Dunes NP) Cuyamaca Rancho SP (Ah-Ha-Kwe-Ah-Mac/Stone- Morro Bay SP (Heron Rookery NP, Morro Estuary wall Mine CP, Cuish-Cuish CP, Kumeyaay Soapstone NP, Morro Rock NP) CP, Pilcha CP) Mount San Jacinto SP (Hidden Divide NP) Hungry Valley SVRA (Freeman Canyon CP, Gorman Natural Bridges SB (Monarch Butterfly NP, Moore CP, Tataviam CP) Creek Wetland NP) Millerton Lake SRA (Kechaye CP) Palomar Mountain SP (Doane Valley NP) Mount Diablo SP (Civilian Conservation Corps CP) Pescadero SB (Pescadero Marsh NP) Ocotillo Wells SVRA (Barrel Springs CP) Pismo SB (Pismo Dunes NP) San Simeon SP (Pâ-nu CP) Point Mugu SP (La Jolla Valley NP) Wilder Ranch SP (Wilder Dairy CP) Providence Mountains SRA (Mitchell Caverns NP) Red Rock Canyon SP (Hagen Canyon NP, Red Cliffs NATURAL PRESERVES (NP): NP) Salinas River SB (Salinas River Dunes NP, Salinas Anderson Marsh SHP (Anderson Marsh NP) River Mouth NP) Benicia SRA (Southampton Wetland NP) San Onofre SB (Trestles Wetlands NP) Big Basin Redwoods SP (Theodore J. Hoover NP) San Simeon SP (San Simeon NP, Santa Rosa Creek Border Field SP (Tijuana Estuary NP) NP) Burton Creek SP (Antone Meadows NP, Burton Silver Strand SB (Silver Strand NP) Creek NP) Sugar Pine Point SP (Edwin L. Z’berg NP) Calaveras Big Trees SP (Calaveras South Grove Sunset SB (Sunset Wetlands NP) NP) Torrey Pines SR (Ellen Browning Scripps NP, Los Carmel River SB (Carmel River Lagoon and Wet- Peñasquitos Marsh NP) land NP) Van Damme SP (Van Damme Pygmy Forest NP) Castle Rock SP (San Lorenzo Headwaters NP) Wilder Ranch SP (Wilder Beach NP) Chino Hills SP (Water Canyon NP) Woodson Bridge SRA (Woodson Bridge NP) Cuyamaca Rancho SP (Cuyamaca Meadow NP) Zmudowski SB (Pajaro River Mouth NP) Folsom Lake SRA (Anderson Island NP, Mormon Island Wetlands NP) REGIONAL INDIAN MUSEUMS: Harry A.
    [Show full text]
  • SONOMA COUNTY! C Bundesen.Com |[email protected] 616 Petaluma Blvd
    2020-2021 VISITOR MAGAZINE COME TO SONOMA COUNTY! Century 21 Bundesen Years of expertise pay off withCentury 21 Bundesen. The locally owned, 57-year-old real estate firm is also one of the world’s five oldest real estate franchises; they joined the then-budding Century 21 system 47 years ago. The firm’s team defines full-service in every way — they can guide you through the latest listings for everything from homes and estates to ranches to commercial properties. Century 21 Bundesen also manages both commercial and residential properties, and has one of the largest property management companies in southern Sonoma County. 616 Petaluma Blvd. S. bundesen.com | [email protected] c f century21bundesen | d c21bundesen DRE License #01293583 CREDIT PHOTO A MODERN STAY Clad in History Hampton Inn A chic and charming addition to Petaluma’s hotel scene, the Hampton Inn is set in a historic silk mill built in 1892 in the style of New England’s mills. Minutes from downtown, the inn is convenient to restaurants and shops. Hampton Inn is known for its welcoming service and comfortable accommodations, and offers rooms and suites with microwaves, complimentary Wi-Fi, mini fridges and coffee makers, as well as those custom- designed signature Hampton beds. A complimentary breakfast adds to the appeal, along with a fitness center, and a unique courtyard where guests can experience local craft beer and excellent Sonoma County wines. 450 Jefferson St. hamptonpetaluma.hamptonbyhilton.com c hamptoninnpetaluma f petalumasilkmill VisitPetaluma.com | 2020-2021 1 Contents 2020 – 2021 DEPARTMENTS 03 Welcome 08 Maps 12 Doggy Destination Every dog has its day in Petaluma.
    [Show full text]
  • California California
    A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O Upper 124°0'0"W 123°0'0"W Medford 122°0'0"W 121°0'0"W 120°0'0"W 119°0'0"W 118°0'0"W 117°0'0"W 116°0'0"W 115°0'0"W 114°0'0"W Klamath 140 395 Talent 140 Lake Klamath Falls 95 140 93 101 199 205 IDAHO Siskiyou Altamont Lakeview Ashland 42°0'0"N National Rogue River Brookings Forest 5 PACIFIC MOUNTAIN 42°0'0"N National Forest TIME ZONE TIME ZONE 1 97 Lower Klamath OREGON 140 1 Elliot Creek National Wildlife Refuge I Red Buttes Smith River n Iron Gate 161 Lo d st ia Wilderness Ri National n Reservoir ve Lake Copco Dorris Tulelake r Renner Cow Head Recreation Area C Clear Lake B r Goose i e Lake d Earl e Lake Tule Lake Lake k Hornbrook Reservoir w 197 River National e th Lake l 199 a L l Clear Lake m a C 140 la Wildlife Refuge s Meiss Lava Beds k s r Point 96 K National ee e e Cr n e Siskiyou k Crescent Lake Macdoel Wilderness Wildlife Refuge er C St. George h r S Wilderness tc e City m Lava Beds le e 263 Mt. Hebron k ith F R E Yreka Montague National Modoc i l ve k 97 r Monument Upper C National 395 r e Grass 101 e Lake DEL k Sc ott Ri Lake Forest Big Sage NORTE ver Grenada 96 Reservoir Fort Jones 139 ek Klamath re Lake 93 Great Salt k C e dder Shastina Medicine MODOC re Marble Mountain Ki Gazelle Klamath XL Rancheria 299 95 Lake e C 3 Lake Blu Wilderness Mud Indian Reservation 140 Etna SISKIYOU National Lake Alturas Middle 2 eek 299 2 r Mt.
    [Show full text]
  • 240 Years of Ranching Historical Research, Field Surveys, Oral
    240 Years of Ranching Historical Research, Field Surveys, Oral Interviews, Significance Criteria, and Management Recommendations for Ranching Districts and Sites in the San Diego Region By Sue A. Wade Stephen R. Van Wormer Heather Thomson September 8, 2009 i ABSTRACT Livestock have grazed on the grasslands of Southern California from the time the first Europeans arrived in the 1700s until the present day. Within a few years of the establishment of the first Spanish missions, thousands of horses, cattle, and sheep grazed on the coastal mesas, inland valleys, and mountain foothills. After the Mexican revolution in 1821 and the subsequent secularization of the missions, the California rancheros continued raising livestock on the open range. Thus, during the Spanish and Mexican periods, from the 1770s until the 1840s, the base economy of California depended on open-range cattle. During this time, cattle were primarily raised for their hides, some used locally, but the majority brought by the thousands to the coastal ports and traded to Americans for transport to the United States East Coast. After the American takeover of California in 1848 and the discovery of gold in Northern California the following year, the cattle industry continued to prosper by producing meat to feed the thousands of emigrants and gold-rushers in Northern California. Although impacted by droughts in the 1860s, the cattle meat industry continued to be viable until the 1880s. In the late nineteenth century, as a result of the rampant promotion of Southern California by land speculators and several years of exceptional rains that supported dry-land farming, much of the prime agricultural land of Southern California was homesteaded by American farming families.
    [Show full text]
  • Ft Tejon 1120
    Historical seismicity analysis of the mainshock and aftershocks of 1857 Ft. Tejon earthquake, San Andreas fault, from Ft. Tejon Final Report for USGS Contract 02HQGR0010 James P. Evans Department of Geology, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, 84322-4505 Project Summary We examined the historical records for the 1857 San Andreas main shock, using many new sources not reported in Agnew and Sieh [1978] or Meltzer and Wald [1999], relying on a wide range of historical documents and sources over a a three-year search window. These data reveal that the earthquake was probably larger than previously interpreted, with a significantly larger region of Mercalli index VII or greater. High-quality reports from near the fault indicate significantly higher amounts of ground shaking, with MMI values of XI or even locally XII. The sites are sparsely but widely distributed across the region, allowing us to estimate a felt are of ~360,000 km2. Local site effects indicate an extremely strong local ground rupture and shaking occurred. Introduction Historical seismicity – the analysis of the descriptions of the effects of ground shaking from an earthquake based on historical reports, diary entries, chronicles, newspaper reports, inscriptions, and even folklore, provides critical information on pre-instrument era earthquakes. Data from historical seismicity may constrain the location of faults, the nature of ground shaking, areal distribution of deformation, and the nature of deformation in man- made structures, which can be used for a macroseismic analysis (Guidobini, 2002). Historical seismicity has been used in Europe to examine large events (Mayer-Rosa and Cadiot, 1979) and the method can extend the record of large events 500-2000 years in some places (Amiran et al., 1979) and extends the understanding of seismicity in remote areas (Ambraseys and Bilham, 2003).
    [Show full text]
  • California State Parks Cooperating Associations and Supporting Organizati (Revised10/8/13)
    California State Parks Cooperating Associations and Supporting Organizati (Revised10/8/13) (Organizations in italics with an asterisk are not cooperating associations, but they are support organizations) Supporting Organization State Park Unit(S) Served Anderson Marsh Interpretive Association Anderson Marsh State Historic Park Angel Island Conservancy Angel Island State Park Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation Angel Island State Park (Immigration Station) Anza‐Borrego Foundation Anza‐Borrego Desert State Park Benicia State Parks Association Benicia Capitol State Historic Park Benicia State Recreation Area Bidwell Bar Association Lake Oroville State Recreation Area Bidwell Mansion Association Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park Big Sur Natural History Association Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park Andrew Molera State Park Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park John Little State Natural Reserve Bodie Foundation Bodie State Historic Park Grover Hot Springs State Park Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve Boosters of Old Town San Diego State Historic Park Old Town San Diego State Historic Park Calaveras Big Trees Association Calaveras Big Trees State Park California Indian Heritage Center Foundation Old Sacramento State Historic Park California State Capitol Museum Volunteer Association California State Capitol Museum California State Historic Governor’s Mansion Foundation Governor’s Mansion State Historic Park California State Mining And Mineral Museum Association California State Mining And Mineral Museum California State Railroad Museum Foundation,
    [Show full text]
  • ^X^V^P/I/^-T-E^^1 Cjharles V
    Form 10-BIT (Sept. 18S7) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL SURVEY OF HISTORIC SITES AND BUILDINGS 1. STATE 2. THEME(S). IF ARCHEOLOGICAL SITE. WRITE "ARCH" BEFORE THEME NO. California XX, Architecture; IV, Spanish Exploration and Settlement; 3. NAME(S) OF SITE XV Cattlemen's Empire and Fanning Fr Dfil&eQ* ACREAGE Rancho Petaluma Adobe (Rancho Petaluma) 5 acres . EXACT LOCATION (County, tovmthip, roadi, etc. If difficult to find, tltetck on Supplementary Sheet) Sonoma County, on Adobe Road, k miles east of Petaluma. 6. NAME AND ADDRESS OF PRESENT OWNER (Alto adminiitrator If different from owner] State of California (Division of Beaches and Parks)_ 7. IMPORTANCE AND DESCRIPTION (Describe briefly what makei titt important and what nmalni art extant) The headquarters building of the 67,000-acre Rancho Petaluma, this is the largest existing adobe structure in California. Constructed between 1B35 and by Salvador Vallejo for his older brother, General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, the two-story house is built in the Monterey Colonial style. The building is built on a U-shaped plan to form three sides of a quadrangle measuring 200 by 1^5 feet in size. A fourth section or wing, never fully completed, was intended to enclose the large central courtyard on the fourth side. The walls of the house were three feet thick and 20 feet high. A broad two-story veranda ran around the interior and exterior of the U-shaped building. Iron grills and solid wooden shutters covered the windows and doors. Living quarters were located on the second floor, and storerooms and Indian workshops on the ground floor.
    [Show full text]